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A new suite of cloud services from ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) addresses changing market trends in customer experience and engagement models.  ePlus Cloud Aggregated Services is ideal for customers implementing a cloud-first strategy or seeking to simplify their IT deployments and mitigate risk.  The services target key cloud focus areas including strategic assessments, cloud infrastructure, service-provider connectivity, co-location, and interconnection as well as cloud collaboration.

“Information Technology professionals must assume their new role as innovation brokers and quickly seek ways to proactively improve productivity and engagement, lower costs, and accelerate strategic business initiatives,” said Scott Gilgallon, ePlus cloud solution director.  “ePlus Cloud Aggregated Services offers clients a single trusted resource, cloud expertise, and first-hand knowledge across hundreds of industry providers to carefully assess, select, and implement cloud solutions quickly.”

Strategic assessment is a key pillar of the new offering.  ePlus Cloud Assessments help clients evaluate which cloud models (private, hybrid, and/or public) are best suited for their specific applications or workloads, and then map, monitor, and identify network-connectivity-dependent workloads for proper migration planning.  The assessments also provide a comprehensive roadmap for future expansion and utilization.

“Cloud adoption is accelerating and changing the very essence of information technology,” said Mike Trojecki, ePlus vice president of Business Transformation.  “Large enterprises are viewing their IT infrastructures less as data centers, but ‘centers of data’, where applications may be physical, SAAS, or containerized and on platforms which are private, public, or hybrid.  The delivery mechanism has become a lower priority than achieving the desired business outcome, scalable capacity, robust performance, reduced costs, and mitigating risk.  Forward-thinking CIOs recognize these trends and ePlus Cloud Aggregated Services offer the best path forward.”

In addition to assessments, ePlus Cloud Aggregated Services offer enterprise options in four strategic service areas including:

• Cloud infrastructure - Infrastructure as a Service, Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service, cloud storage, and hosted security
• Co-location and interconnection - Co-location and specialized cloud-connected co-location services in more than 1,200 centers
• Connectivity optimization - Competitive Internet, voice, data, and conferencing
• Cloud collaboration - Managed Office 365, Hosted Microsoft Exchange, Desktop as a Service, and Hosted VoIP

“ePlus Cloud Aggregated Services simplify IT management, drive IT governance and compliance, and help our clients innovate quickly,” said Kevin Detsch, ePlus senior vice president of Business Development. "Our assessment-led methodology lets clients rapidly implement these solutions. This simplified and efficient model can enable organizations to reduce time to benefit, lower costs, and improve their overall competitiveness.”

More information about ePlus Cloud Aggregated Services can be viewed here:  http://www.eplus.com/datacenter/Pages/ePlus-Cloud-Aggregated-Services.aspx.

About ePlus inc.

ePlus is an engineering-centric technology solutions provider that helps organizations imagine, implement, and achieve more from their technology.  With the highest certifications from top technology partners and expertise in key technologies from data center to security, cloud, and collaboration, ePlus transforms IT from a cost center to a business enabler.  Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 1,000 associates serving a diverse set of customers nationally, and in Europe.  The Company is headquartered at 13595 Dulles Technology Drive, Herndon, VA, 20171.  For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.  Connect with ePlus on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ePlusinc and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ePlus.   ePlus. Where Technology Means More®.

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Contact: 
Kleyton Parkhurst, SVP
ePlus inc.
kparkhurst@eplus.com
703-984-8150